Overview
- A skin aspiration removed fluid from between Altuve’s right fourth and fifth toes, according to MLB.com.
- Team guidance indicates the procedure should not affect his Spring Training timeline.
- He played through the issue late in the season, missed one mid-September game, and stopped after Houston was eliminated.
- He finished 2025 at .265/.329/.442 with 26 home runs, marking his lowest full-season on-base percentage in more than a decade.
- He opened 2025 in left field before returning primarily to second base, and reports note Houston lacks a clear internal keystone successor while potential external options such as Brendan Donovan or Brandon Lowe have been mentioned.